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Crossroad Bible Institute (CBI) announces the launch of two new satellite campuses in Malawi in the midst of the recent unrest following the president's death. Of seventeen CBI satellites now operating internationally, seven are located in Africa.

— Christian Newswire

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A priest of the Camillian order in Pakistan has spoken out against the abuse of women in the country, including the growing number of "honor killings." According to Father Mushtaq Anjum, M.I., Pakistan "is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women, who often have no voice."

— Catholic News Agency

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Anti-Christians in South Asia have restricted more than 200 believers who attend Pastor Sayam Chandran's church from attending Sunday worship service. Right now, only 70-90 believers fit in the limited space where the services take place. The Gospel for Asia-supported pastor purchased a piece of land to build a bigger church, but anti-Christians are not permitting any construction to take place.

— Christian Newswire

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Efforts are underway to fight a Massachusetts ballot initiative that would allow doctors to assist patients in ending their lives.

"There's nothing dignified about z suicide," said the Massachusetts Alliance Against Doctor-Prescribed Suicide, "and there's nothing compassionate about encouraging it or presenting it as a rational alternative."

— Catholic News Agency

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The Florida Family Association (FFA) has been instrumental in warning parents that a representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) had been invited several times to Steinbrenner High School in Tampa to indoctrinate children with Islamic propaganda, including sharia law. But The Tampa Tribune has criticized the family group for doing so and supported CAIR, whose Florida office is located in Tampa.

— OneNewsNow.com

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As the United States tries to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia, many religious rights groups wonder if the Obama administration will step in to urge the Islamic country to allow religious freedom. Saudi Arabia bans Christianity, and the Grand Mufti -— Saudi Arabia's highest Islamic authority — has called for the destruction of all churches on the Arabian Peninsula

— CBN.com

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The Bishops of Brazil condemned the local Supreme Court's 8-2 vote on legalizing abortion in cases of unborn babies with anencephaly.

— Catholic News Agency

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Islamic extremists in India attacked a Christian prayer meeting in West Bengal state, beating a 65-year-old widow and other women less than a month after they helped drive a young woman out of her home and village for her faith.

— CompassDirect.org

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Forced to leave campus for reasons of conscience, Vanderbilt University's Catholic student organization has now been ordered by the university to change its name in Tenn.

— Catholic News Agency

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Somalia's Islamist terror group al Shabab wants to rid the Muslim country of all Christians and is specifically targeting Christian converts from Islam. Al Shabab recently joined with al Qaeda and wants Sharia law implemented in the country.

— CBN.com

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Two of the world's largest abortion providers are being funded by the European Union's development aid budget, says a recent report by the non-governmental organization European Dignity Watch.

— Catholic News Agency

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A Christian school in Texas is facing a lawsuit for firing a teacher who became pregnant out of wedlock. Heritage Christian Academy in Rockwall, Texas, requires teachers and other employees to agree to a biblically based code of conduct upon hiring. School leaders say former teacher Cathy Samford violated that code.

— CBN.com

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A Pakistani Christian falsely charged with "blasphemy" after rescuing his 8-year-old nephew from a beating at the hands of Muslim boys has been cleared of the charge.

— CompassDirect.org

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The Kansas Board of Healing Arts voted to delay finalization of a revocation order in the case of abortionist Ann Kristin Neuhaus after the defense submitted a 70-page tome late yesterday, leaving board members little time to review the documents.

— Christian Newswire

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